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""REMEMBER    THE    DAYS    OF    OLD." 


REV.  DR.  BARSTOW'S 

HALF-CENTURY 

SERMON. 


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REMEMBER  THE  DAYS  OF  OLD." 


A. 

Semi-Centennial  Discourse 

PREACHED  IN  THE 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH, 

• 

KEENE,  NEW  HAMPSHIRE, 

JULY  1,  1868, 

BY  THE 

REV.  Z.  S.  BAJRSTOW,  D.D., 

AT  THE  CLOSE  OF  HIS 

FIFTY  YEARS'  PASTORATE. 


PUBLISHED  BY  Jiis  PHILDREN 


NEW  YORK: 

THOMAS  WHITTAKER,  PUBLISHER  AND  BOOKSELLER, 
No.  2  BIBLE  HOUSE. 
1873- 


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"Remember  the  days  of  old ;  consider  the  years  of  many  gener- 
ations ;  ask  thy  father,  and  he  will  show  thee  ;  thy  elders,  and  they 
will  tell  thee."  DEUT.  xxxii.  TTH. 

THIS  is  part  of  the  song  of  Moses,  which  he  uttered 
in  the  hearing  of  all  Israel  just  before  he  ascended  to  the 
top  of  Pisgah,  to  behold  the  goodJy  land,  and  to  die. 

And  I  avail  myself  of  these  words,  as  a  fit  introduc- 
tion to  what  I  would  say,  on  this  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
my  ministry  in  this  place,  I  invite  you  to  "  remember 
the  days  of  old ;  "  to  "  consider  "  the  hundred  and  thirty- 
four  years  that  have  passed,  since  the  first  movement  for 
the  settlement  of  this  town. 

The  Proprietors'  Book  gives  the  following  account 
of  the  beginning  of  things  in  Keene,  then  called  the 
Upper  Ashuelot : 

Whereas  the  committee  that  have  laid  out  the  Home  Lotts  in 
the  towns  westward  on  Ashuelot  River  and  Poquaig,*  have  notified 
all  persons  that  are  desirous  to  take  up  Lots  on  the  terms  and  con- 
ditions this  Court  f  has  directed,  to  meet  at  Concord  (Mass.)  on 
Wednesday,  the  26th  instant ;  and  it  being  necessary  after  these 
Lots  are  drawn,  that  the  grantees  be  assembled,  and  come  into  proper 
methods  for  the  settlement  of  their  said  Lotts,  etc.,  that  after  sixty 
persons  for  each  township  shall  have  drawn  Lots,  and  given  Bond, 
and  paid  their  live  pounds  according  to  the  order  of  this  Court, 
July,  1732,  that  they  forthwith  assemble  at  Concord,  and  then  and 
there  chuse  Moderator,  Proprietor's  Clerk,  and  agree  upon  Ruls 
and  methods  for  the  fulfilment  of  the  respective  grants,  and  to 

*  Athol.  f  The  General  Court  of  Massachusetts. 


make  any  further  Divisions,  and  for  calling  other  meetings  for  the 
uture,  and  any  other  matters  or  things  for  the  speedy  settlement 
of  said  towns.. 

Sent  up  for  concurrence, 

J.  QUINCY,  Speaker. 
Council,  June  19th,  1734. 
Read  and  concurred, 

J.  WILLARD,  Sec'y. 
21st,  consented  to, 

J.  BELCHER,  [Gov.] 

A  true  copy  Examined  pr.  SIMEON  FROST,  Deputy  Sec'y. 

A  true  copy  Examined  p.  SAMUEL  HAYWOOD,  Proprietors'  Clerk. 

In  pursuance  of  the  above,  on  the  26th  day  of  June, 
1734,  the  General  Court's  Committee  met  at  the  house 
of  Mr.  Jonathan  Bell,  Inn-holder  in  Concord,  Mass.,  in 
order  to  admit  proprietors  into  the  Upper  Township,  on 
Ashuelot  River.  The  names  of  "  Sd  Committee  are  as 
followeth,"  viz : 

WILLIAM  DUDLEY,  ESQ.,  JOHN  CHANDLER,  ESQ., 

EBENEZER  BARREL,  ESQ.,  MR.  SAMUEL  CHANDLER, 

DANIEL  EPPS,  ESQ.,  MR.  JOHN  HODSON. 

EDWARD  QODDARD,  ESQ.,  MR.  ISRAEL  WILLIAMS. 

On  the  day  above  said,  the  said  Honble  Committee 
received  as  proprietors  of  the  Upper  Township  on  Ash- 
uelot River,  the  persons  hereafter  named.  Said  grantees 
received  their  lots  by  draught,  in  order  of  the  numbers 
affixed  hereafter  to  their  names  respectively.  Each 
grantee  paid  five  pounds  money  to  the  said  committee 
upon  admittance,  except  the  Minister  and  the  Ministry, 
and  School  Lots :  * 

*  Thus  it  appears  that  the  proprietors  paid  three  hundred  pounds  for  these 
premises. 


1.  ('APT.  SAMUEL  SADEY, 

2.  JEREMIAH  HALL, 

3.  SAMUEL  II  AY  WOOD, 

4.  JOHN  WITT, 

5.  JOSEPH   WRIGHT, 

6.  JOSEPH  FLOOD, 

7.  SOLOMON  KEES. 

8.  JONATHAN  MORTON, 

9.  THOMAS  WEEKS, 

10.  ISAAC  POWER, 

11.  WILLIAM  HOATON, 

12.  EBENEZER   ALLEN, 

13.  MINISTER  LOT, 

14.  DANIEL  HAWS, 

15.  JOHN  HAWKS, 

16    PHILEMON  CHANDLER, 

17.  ROBERT  MOOR, 

18.  ISRAEL  HOW, 

19.  WILLIAM  WITT, 

20.  JONATHAN   WHITNEY, 

21.  JOSEPH  HILL, 

22.  WILLIAM   PUFFER. 

23.  BARTHOLOMEW  JONES, 

24.  JOSEPH  PRIEST, 

25.  JONAS  KEES, 

26.  WILLIAM  SMEED, 

27.  JOSEPH  HILL, 

28.  SCHOOL  LOT, 

29.  MINISTRY  LOT, 

30.  EDWARD  HALL, 
81.  DAVID  MOSS, 

63.  STEPHEN 


32.  ISAAC  HEATON, 

33.  DAVID  CHANDLER, 

34.  BENJAMIN  WHITNEY, 

35.  JOSEPH  ALLEN, 

36.  NICHOLAS  SPRAKE,  JR., 

37.  ABRAHAM  MASTER, 
38   NATHAN    FAIKBANK. 

39.  NATHANIEL  ROCK  WOOD, 

40.  JOHN  CORBETT, 

41.  JOHN  GUILD, 

42.  JOSEPH  ELLIS, 

43.  JOHN  NIMS, 

44.  JONATHAN  SOUTHWICK, 

45.  ROBERT  GREY, 

46.  THOMAS  ABBOTT, 

47.  JOSIAH  FISHER, 

48.  JABEZ  WARD, 

49.  ISAAC  TOMBERLIN, 

50.  JONAS  WILSON, 

51.  EBENEZER  WITT, 

52.  AMOS  FOSTER, 

53    DAVID  HARWOOD, 

54.  EDWARD  TWIST, 

55.  JOHN  BURGE, 

56.  EBENEZER  MASON. 

57.  DANIEL  HOAR. 

58.  ELISHA  ROOT, 

59.  MARK  FERREY, 

60.  JOSIAH  FISHER, 

61.  ELI  AS  WITT, 
62    SAMUEL  WITT, 
BLAKE. 


At  the  time  in  question,  it  was  supposed  that  the 
valley  of  the  Ash uelot  was  in  Massachusetts,  and  Gov- 
ernor Belcher,  in  1732,  recommended  to  the  "Great  and 
General  Court,  that  care  be  taken  to  settle  the  ungrant- 
ed  lands." 

At  a  general  meeting  of  the  Proprietors  of  the  Upper 
Township  on  the  Ashuelot  River,  on  the  18th  day  of 
September,  1734,  held  on  said  Township  by  adjournment 
from  the  27th  day  of  June  last  past,  "  to  make  arrange- 


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meats  for  laying  out  roads,  and  building  mills  and  pro- 
curing surveys  of  lands  preparatory  to  settlement,"  it 
was  "propounded  whether  Messrs.  Josiah  Fisher  of  Ded- 
hani,  Samuel  Witt  of  Marlboro,  and  John  Hawks  of 
Deerfield,  be  a  committee  to  survey  the  whole  of  the 
entervail  in  said  Township,  etc. ;  and  that  they  have 
liberty  to  Imploy  a  Surveyor,  and  Deacon  Alexander,  of 
Northfield,  to  assist  them.  This  was  voted  on  the  affirm- 
ative." 

"  Voted,  that  Messrs.  Josiah  Fisher,  Samuel  Witt,  and 
John  Hawks,  be  a  Committee  to  search  and  find  the  best 
and  most  convenient  way  to  travel  from  the  Upper  unto 
the  Lower  Township."  * 

Among  other  votes  then  passed  was  this :  "  That  this 
meeting  be  adjourned  until  the  last  Wednesday  of  May 
next,  at  12  of  the  clock  on  said  day,  to  be  at  the  dwell- 
ing-house of  Mr.  Ephraim  Jones,  Inn-holder,  in  Con- 
cord," [Mass.] 

Other  meetings  were  held  in  Concord,  Mass..  from 

O  / 

time  to  time.  But  on  the  30th  September,  1736,  a 
meeting  of  the  Proprietors  was  opened  according  to  ap- 
pointment, at  the  house-lot  of  Joseph  Fisher ;  but  was 
immediately  removed  to  the  house  of  Nathan  Blake. 
This  was  probably  the  first  house  that  was  erected  in 
the  township.  No  person  had  hitherto  attempted  to 
winter  in  the  place.  Those  who  came  in  summer  to 
clear  their  lands,  brought  their  provisions  with  them. 
But  in  the  summer  of  1736,  at  least  one  house  was  built ; 
and  Nathan  Blake,  Seth  Heaton,  and  William  Smeed, 
made  preparations  to  pass  the  winter  in  the  wilderness. 
Their  house  was  at  the  lower  end  of  Main  Street.  Mr. 

*  The  Lower  Township  was  afterwards  named  Swanzey. 


Blake  had  a  pair  of  oxen  and  a  horse ;  and  Mr.  Heatou 
also,  a  horse.  They  had  collected  grass  in  the  open 
spots,  for  the  support  of  these  beasts  ;  and  in  the  early 
part  of  the  winter,  they  employed  them  in  drawing  logs 
to  the  saw-mill,  which  they  had  built  on  Beaver  Brook. 
Mr.  Blake's  horse  fell  through  the  ice  in  Beaver  Brook, 
and  was  drowned.  In  the  beginning  of  February,  their 
provisions  were  exhausted ;  and  they  sent  Mr.  Heaton 
to  Northfield  to  procure  supplies.  But  before  he  left 
Northfield,  the  snow  began  to  fall ;  and  when  he  arrived 
at  Winchester,  where  there  were  a  few  families,  it  had 
become  so  deep,  and  covered  with  so  sharp  a  crust,  that 
he  was  told  that  "  he  might  as  well  expect  to  die  in 
Northfield,  and  rise  again  in  Upper  Ashuelot,  as  to  ride 
thither  on  horseback."  He  nevertheless  attempted  it, 
but  soon  found  it  impossible  to  succeed.  He  then 
directed  his  course  toward  Wrentharn.  Messrs.  Blake 
and  Smeed  soon  gave  their  cattle  free  access  to  the  hay, 
and  on  snow-shoes  sought  the  abodes  of  civilization. 
Early  in  the  Spring  they  returned,  and  found  the  oxen 
near  the  "  Branch,"  below  where  Mr.  .Robinson  resides. 
The  oxen  recognized  their  owner,  and  gave  signs  of 
pleasure,  which  drew  tears  from  his  eyes.* 

When  only  one  dwelling-house  had  been  erected,  the 
settlers  were  resolved  to  record  God's  name  among  them. 
It  was  on  September  30th,  1736,  that  it  was  "voted  that 
they  would  build  a  Meeting-House,  at  the  Upper  Town- 
ship on  Ashuelot  so  called,  40  feet  long,  20  feet  stud, 
and  30  and  5  feet  wide  ;  to  underpinn,  cover,  and  inclose 
the  same,  and  lay  down  bords  for  the  lower  floor ;  and 
to  set  the  same  at  the  south  end  of  the  town  street,  at 

*  Vide  Rale's  Annals,  p.  10. 


the  place  appointed  by  the  General  Court's  Committee  ; 
and  that  Messrs.  Jeremiah  Hall,  Samuel  Daniels,  Joseph 
Kichardsou,  Stephen  Blake,  and  Josiah  Fisher,  be  a 
Committee  to  build,  or  let  the  same  ;  and  to  see  that  the 
Sd  work  be  completely  performed  by  the  26th  day  of 
June  next."  Thus  you  see  that  the  first  settlers  of  this 
place  "  could  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  their  house, 
nor  go  up  into  their  bed,  until  they  found  out  a  place 
for  the  Lord,  a  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob." 
How  different  were  they  from  some  of  their  descendants 
and  successors ;  who  care  not  for  the  House  of  the  Lord, 
nor  for  the  sound  of  the  church-going  bell ;  nor  for  the 
exercises  of  prayer  and  praise  ! 

After  five  years,  (1741)  that  meeting-house,  which 
was  at  the  south  end  of  Main  Street,  was  removed  to  the 
middle  of  the  street,  south-east  of  where  Gen.  James 
Wilson's  house  now  stands ;  the  travel  passing  on  the 
east  side  of  it. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  summer  of  1737,  and  while 
few  houses  were  yet  built,  it  was  "  voted  to  assess  the 
sum  of  240  pounds  on  the  Propriety,  to  support  the 
preaching  of  the  Gospel  in  said  township,  and  other 
necessary  charges  arisen  or  arising  in  Sd  Propriety." 

It  is  not  known  how  or  when  the  Rev.  Jacob  Bacon, 
their  first  minister,  came  into  the  place.  But  it  was 
during  the  same  year  above  mentioned ;  for  in  October, 
1737,  it  was  voted  "That  the  worthy  Jacob  Bacon 
draw  the  Lotts  for  the  whole  Propriety."  This  was 
at  the  second  division  of  the  meadow-land.  In  the 
course  of  the  same  year,  he  was  appointed  Proprietors' 
Clerk ;  and  the  first  entries  which  he  made  in  the  Pro- 
prietors'Book,  were  in  April,  1738.  Mr.  Bacon  received 
a  call  to  become  their  pastor,  May  5th,  1738  ;  gave 


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an  affirmative  answer  on  the  5th  of  August  following ; 
and  was  ordained  October  18th  of  the  same  year,  when 
the  church  was  organized :  consisting  of  nineteen  male 
members.  It  is  evident  from  this,  that  the  church  was 
established  before  the  wives  of  the  settlers  had  come 
hither  for  a  permanent  residence  in  the  place. 

The  following  was  the  call  presented  to    the   Rev. 
Mr.  Bacon  by  the  Proprietors'  Committee : 

To  MR.  BACON, 
WORTHY  SIR  : 

We  the  subscribers  being  chosen  a  Committee  by  the 
Proprietors  of  the  Upper  Ashuelot,  y*  fifth  day  of  May  Current  to 
represent  them  in  laying  their  proposals  before  yourselfe  for  your 
acceptance  of  y*  work  of  y*  ministry ;  which  proposals  are  as  fol- 
loweth,  (viz.:)  First:  the  Proprietors  by  a  unanimous  vote  choose 
yourselfe  to  be  their  minister ;  and  in  the  second  place,  voted  to  give 
towards  your  settlement  in  Sd  Township  y*  sum  of  one  hundred  and 
fifty  pounds  in  Bills  of  Credit;  and  in  the  third  place,  they  voted 
the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  pounds  of  the  Old  Tenor,  [£32 
10  sterling]  according  to  the  present  value  of  it  *  for  your  yearly 
salary,  for  ten  years,  and  then  add  ten  pounds  to  your  yearly  salary. 
These,  Sir,  are  the  proposals,  which  we  desire  yourselfe  to  take  into 
your  Consideration,  in  order  to  your  acceptance;  and  humbly  Desire 
your  answer  to  us,  (who  have  the  whole  affair  committed  to  us  by 
the  Propriety)  in  a  convenient  time,  that  we  may  know  what  further 
is  necessary  to  be  done  in  this  affair. 

Sir,  We  are  your  humble  servants, 

JEREMIAH  HALL, 

DAVID  FOSTER, 


ISAAC  CLARK, 
JOSIAH  FISHER, 
EBEXEZER  NIMS. 


Committee. 


The  Council  that  ordained  Mr.  Bacon,  and  organized 
the  church,  were  "  The  Pastors  and  Delegates  from  the 

*  It  is  difficult  to  tell  precisely  what  was  the  value  of  the  Old  Tenor  at 
that  date. 


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churches  of  Wrentham,  Sunderland,  Northfield,  and 
Medway,  viz. :  Rev.  Messrs.  Messenger,  Rand,  Doolittle 
and  Bucknam." 

The  following  are  the  nineteen  persons  who  then 
constituted  the  church,  viz.: 

JEREMIAH  HALL,  JOSEPH  ELLIS, 

DAVID  FOSTER,  JOSEPH  RICHARDSON, 

WILLIAM  SMEED,  EBENEZER  NIMS, 

SETH  HEATON,  JOSEPH  GUILD, 

NATHAN  BLAKE,  EDWARD  DALE, 

JOSIAH  FISHER,  SOLOMON  RICHARDSON, 

JOSEPH  FISHER,  ABNER  ELLIS, 

JOHN  BULLARD,  EBENEZER  DAY, 
OBADIAH  BLAKE. 

David  Foster  and  Josiah  Fisher  were  appointed 
Deacons,  at  a  church-meeting  soon  after  the  organization 
of  the  church. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Bacon  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
College  in  1731.  He  continued  a  much-beloved  pastor 
of  this  church,  for  nearly  ten  years ;  some  were  added 
to  the  Lord  during  his  ministry,  but  the  record  was  de- 
stroyed, at  the  time  of  the  burning  of  the  town  by  the 
Indians.  Mr.  Bacon  was  excused  from  all  further  obli- 
"  gation  to  the  people,  by  an  informal  vote  of  the  Proprie- 
tors, just  before  they  abandoned  the  town.* 

It  was  on  the  10th  of  July,  1745,  that  the  Indians 
began  their  depredations,  by  shooting  Deacon  Josiah 
Fisher,  while  driving  his  cow  to  pasture.  And  it  soon  be- 
came necessary  for  all  the  settlers  to  betake  themselves 
to  the  fort,  which  was  nearly  on  the  site  of  the  residence  of 
the  late  Dr.  C.  G.  Adams.  Mrs.  M'Kenny  and  Mr.  John 
Bullard  were  killed  April  23d,  1746 ;  and  Mr.  Nathan 

*  This  vote  was  taken  on  the  common,  in  the  haste  of  their  departure. 


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Blake*  was  carried  captive  to  Canada;  and  several 
buildings  were  burned.  The  people  spent  wretched 
days  and  nights,  still  living  in  the  fort  until  the  spring 
of  1747,  when  it  was  resolved  to  abandon  the  settle- 
ment. This  resolution  was  carried  into  effect  immedi- 
ately; when  the  Indians  set  fire  to  the  meeting-house, 
and  all  the  other  buildings  except  the  mill  on  Beaver 
Brook,  and  the  house  of  the  miller ;  and  Mr.  Bacon  was 
informally  dismissed,  as  above  remarked.  He  afterward 
resided,  it  is  believed,  in  Old  Rowley,  Mass.  The  late 
venerable  Thurston,  of  Maine,  of  blessed  memory,  was 
one  of  his  descendants. 

The  town  was  forsaken  for  about  three  years.  It  is 
not  known  precisely  when  the  settlers  returned.  But 
application  was  made  April  llth,  1753,  to  Gov.  Ben- 
ning  Wentworth,  of  New  Hampshire,  to  procure  a  char- 
ter, which  charter  embraced  the  original  limits  of  the 
Upper  Ashuelot,  and  a  small  strip  additional  on  the 
eastern  side.  Their  corporation  then  received  the  name 
of  Keene.  f 

It  may  not  be  amiss  here,  to  record  the  fact,  that  as 
early  as  1740,  there  was  a  contest  between  Massachusetts 
and  New  Hampshire,  concerning  the  right  of  possession 
of  the  Valley  of  the  Upper  Ashuelot.  The  inhabitants 
settled  it  as  a  part  of  Massachusetts ;  and  when  it  was 
decided  that  it  belonged  to  New  Hampshire,  they  pre- 
sented "  a  petition  to  the  King's  Most  Excellent  Majesty, 

*  Nathan  Blake  was  the  grandfather  of  Mr.  Abel  Blake.  He  remained 
among  the  Indians  about  two  years,  and  was  held  in  high  estimation  as  a 
chief.  After  bis  return  to  Keene  he  lived  many  years,  and  died  in  1812,  in  the 
one  hundredth  year  of  his  age. 

f  It  is  mentioned  in  Hole's  Annals,  that  it  is  probable  Gov.  Wentworth 
named  the  place  "Keene"  in  honor  of  Sir  Benjamin  Keene,  who  was  Minister 
from  England  to  Spain,  about  that  time. 


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that  they  might  be  annexed  to  the  Province  of  Massa- 
chusetts." They  even  appointed  Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Esq.,  to  present  their  petition,  who  went  to  England  for 
the  purpose,  but  failed  of  accomplishing  the  object  of 
his  agency.* 

The  first  meeting  of  the  town,  under  the  new  charter, 
as  KEENE,  was  in  May,  1753.  And  then  the  regard  of 
the  people  for  religious  order  was  shown  by  the  erection 
of  a  meeting-house  of  slabs,  on  a  green  spot  near  to 
where  Mr.  Robert  Stewart  now  resides. f  This  was  for 
a  temporary  place  of  worship,  until  a  more  suitable 
house  could  be  built.  And  in  December  of  the  same 
year,  it  was  "  voted  to  build  a  meeting-house  45  feet 
long,  and  35  feet  wide."  It  was  at  first  resolved  to 
place  it  near  to  where  the  Aaron  Hall  house  now 
stands.^  But  it  was  finally  erected  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Common.  §  That  meeting-house  was  used  till  the 
autumn  of  1786 ;  when  it  was  taken  down,  removed  to 
the  west  side  of  the  Common,  and  set  up  as  the  Court- 
House  of  Cheshire  County.  Fifty  years  ago,  it  was 
familiarly  known  as  the  "  Old  Court-House."  This  was, 
many  years  afterward,  removed  to  Washington  street ; 
and  a  part  of  it  is  now  the  house  of  Capt.  Pierce. 

But  to  go  back  a  little,  in  our  history.  It  was  in 
June,  1753,  that  Keene  and  the  Lower  Township  on  the 
Ashuelot  River,  (that  is,  Swanzey)  united  in  giving  the 
Rev.  Ezra  Carpenter,  a  call  to  settle  in  the  work  of  the 
ministry.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  in 
1720.  He  had  before  been  settled  in  the  Old  Colony, 

*  Vide  Hale'B  Annals,  p.  16. 

f  Appleton  House,  Main  at.,  opposite  Marlborough  st. 

\  Since  removed,  and  given  place  to   Mr.   Henry  Colony's  house. 

§  Nearly  upon  the  site  of  the  Soldiers'  Monument. 


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and  was  a  man  of  high  character.  His  connection  with 
Keene  and  Swanzey,  continued  seven  years,  both 
churches  being  one,  until  it  was  judged  expedient  for 
Mr.  Carpenter  to  devote  all  his  labors  to  Swanzey,  and 
Keene  sought  another  minister. 

When  Mr.  Carpenter  was  installed  over  Keene  and 
Swanzey,  Oct.  4th,  1753,  there  were  present,  by  their 
Elders,  etc.,  the  First  Church  in  Hinghain,  the  Third 
Church  in  Plymouth,  the  Church  in  Kingston  in  the 
County  of  Plymouth,  the  First  Church  in  Lancaster,  the 
Church  in  Nichewong,  the  Church  in  Poquoiag  (Athol), 
the  Church  in  Deerfield,  the  Church  in  Sunderland,  and 
the  Church  in  Northfield.* 

During  Mr.  Carpenter's  ministry,  there  were  52  bap- 
tisms of  persons  in  Keene,  and  several  were  added  to 
the  church.  But  the  record  of  the  latter  is  lost.  The 
above  record  of  baptisms,  was  made  by  the  Rev.  Edward 
Goddard,  "  from  the  old  book." 

On  June  llth,  1761,  the  Rev.  Clement  Sumner  was 
ordained  Pastor  of  this  church.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
Yale  College  in  1758,  and  his  labors  continued  eleven 
years ;  when,  in  consequence  of  difficulties,  he  was  dis- 
missed, at  his  own  request,  by  an  ecclesiastical  council. f 

*  Vide  Records  of  Churches  in  Swauzey. 

f  It  may  not  be  uninteresting  here  to  mention,  that  when  Mr.  Sumner  was 
settled,  his  salary  was  fixed  at  thirty-five  pounds  sterling,  and  his  firewood, 
with  an  annual  increase  of  one  pound  ten  shillings  sterling,  until  fifteen 
pounds  should  be  added 

And  be  it  here  remarked,  that  his  salary  was  estimated  on  commodities, 
as  follows,  viz.  :  wheat  at  3s.  2%d.  sterling;  pork  3d.  per  pound  ;  beef  at  2d. 
per  pound  ;  Indian  corn  at  Is.  8d.  per  bushel  ;  rye  at  2s.  Qd.  per  bushel  ;  labor 
at  2s.  per  day. 

This  was  rescinded  afterward,  upon  Mr.  Sumner's  suggesting  that  the 
article  of  beef  was  stated  above  the  market  price!  What  would  he  have 
thought,  had  it  been  stated  as  high  as  it  is  in  1868, — instead  of  two  pence  per 
pound? 


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It  was  during  his  ministry,  that  the  practice  of  "  owning 
the  covenant,"  as  it  was  called,  and  having  children 
baptized,  was  brought  into  use.  Twenty  persons  thus 
owned  the  covenant,  and  seventy-three  were  added  to 
full  communion,  during  his  ministry.  But  we  have  no 
record  of  baptisms  by  him.  Mr.  Sumner  was  never  set- 
tled again ;  but  he  preached  for  a  time  in  Thetford,  Vt., 
and  he  died  in  Keene,  March  29th,  1795.* 

The  following  persons  were  members  of  this  church 
at  its  re-organization  (1761),  under  Mr.  Sumner,  viz.: 

DAVID  FOSTER,  EBENEZER  DAY, 

OBADIAH  BLAKE,  JONAH  FRENCH, 

JOSIAH  GUILD,  EPHRAIM  DORMAN, 

SETH  HEATON,  NATHAN  BLAKE, 

MICHAEL  METCALF,  JOHN  SESSIONS, 

EBENEZER  NIMS,  JOSEPH  ELLIS, 

DAVID  NIMS,  MICHAEL  METCALF,  JUN. 

That  is,  fourteen  male  members.  Their  wives  had  prob- 
ably not  removed  their  relation  from  other  churches,  on 
account  of  the  unsettled  state  of  things.  But  we  find 
that  the  following  persons  were  received  ly  letter,  under 
Mr.  Sumner,  viz. : 

JOHN  DAY,  EXPERIENCE  FISHER, 

ABIEL  DAY,  THANKFUL  WILLARD, 

DEBORAH  GUILD,  GIDEON  ELLIS, 

THANKFUL  HEATON,  URIAH  WILSON  AND  WIFE, 

ELIZABETH  BLAKE,  SARAH  BAKER, 

EBENEZER  CLARK,  SARAH  WYMAN, 

ANNA  CLARK,  SARAH  FOSTER, 

ANNA  METCALF,  MARY  SANGER, 
ELIZABETH  SUMNER. 

That  is,  4  males  and  14  females. 

*Rev.  Mr.  Sumner  was  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  on  the  banks  of  Beaver 
Brook  ;  where  his  grave,  with  those  of  other  worthy  fathers  of  Keene,  has 
been  desecrated  and  forgotten.  His  widow  survived  him, some  25  years.  She 
died  about  1820,  and  was  buried  in  West  Swanzey.  Dr.  Barstow  preached  her 
funeral  sermon,  soon  after  his  settlement  in  Keene. 


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And  the  following  were  admitted  to  full  communion 
by  profession,  under  Mr.  Sumner,  viz. : 

MERCY  ELLIS,  ABIGAIL  NIMS, 

SAMUEL  HOLMES  AND  WIFE,  ELIPHALET  CARPENTER. 

ACHSA  HALL,  MILLATIAH  HALL, 

WILLIAM  WOODS  AND  WIFE,  JOSIAH  ELLIS  AND  WIFE, 

ESTHER  GUILD.  ABIJAH*METCALF, 

ABIGAIL  STILES,  ESTHER  BLAKE, 

TIMOTHY  ELLIS,  BENJAMIN  ARCHER  AND  WIFE, 

ABIGAIL  BRIGGS,  JEMIMA  CLARK, 

BENJAMIN  OSGOOD  AND  WIFE,  PETER  HAYWARD  AND  WIFE, 

MRS.  BALCH,  SARAH  COOKE, 

SAMUEL  WOOD  AND  WIFE,  NATHANIEL  KINGSBURY  &  WIFE, 

GIDEON  ELLIS,  JUN.,  AND  WIFE,  HANNAH  WHEELER, 

WILLIAM  ELLIS,  SIMEON  CLARK, 

DANIEL  KINGSBURY  AND  WIFE,  JESSE  CLARK  AND  WIFE, 

MILLATIAH  CONLEY,  REUBEN  DANIELS, 

WILLIAM  HOWARD  AND  WIFE,  THANKFUL  POND, 

EBENEZER  KILBORN,  JESSE  HALL, 

HEPZIBAH  DORMAN,  THOMAS  WILDER  AND  WIFE, 

EL1SHA  BRIGGS  AND  WIFE,  ELIZABETH  BLAKE, 

MISS  HALL,  JONATHAN  ARCHER, 

SUSANNAH  BALCH,  MARY  WILLARD. 

That  is,  23  males  and  33  females — or  56  in  all. 
And  the  following  "  owned  the  covenant,"  viz. : 

DR.  FRINK*  AND  WIFE,  HULDAH  CLARK, 

GIDEON  ELLIS,  JUN.,  AND  WIFE,  MARY  WILSON, 
JOSEPH  BROWN  AND  WIFE,  REBECCA  WOODS, 

SAMUEL  WADSWORTH  &  WIFE,  LUTHER  BRAGG  AND  WIFE, 
ISAAC  ESTY  AND  WIFE,  ABRAHAM  WHEELER  AND  WIFE, 

PHCEBE  WADE,  ELIZABETH  BRAGG, 

MARIA  SWAN. 

That  is,  7  males  and  13  females — or  20  in  all.     Eleven 
of  these  were  afterward  admitted  to  full  communion. 

The  Covenant  of  the  church  under  Mr.  Sumner,  em- 
braced very  nearly  the  same  topics  as  our  present  Cove- 
nant. The  Articles  of  Faith  were  thirteen,  expressed  in 

*  Father  of  "  Polly  "  Frink. 


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pait  by  the  language  of  the  Assembly's  Cathechism, 
embodying  the  principal  doctrines  of  the  Reformation  ; 
and  such  were  probably  the  original  articles  of  the 
Church  at  its  formation. 

On  the  2d  of  December,  1777,  it  was  voted  unani- 
mously : — "  To  give  Mr.  Aaron  Hall,  (who  has  been 
labouring  with  us  for  some  time,)  a  call  to  settle  in  the 
work  of  the  ministry."  Mr.  Hall  objected,  "  That  he 
could  not  see  his  way  clear  to  answer  their  call,  unless 
the  Church  would  reject  the  practice  of  persons  owning 
the  Covenant,  to  have  their  children  baptized." 

At  length  the  church  "  voted  unanimously,  to  recon- 
sider the  vote  which  permitted  persons  to  offer  their 
children  in  Baptism,  who  only  owned  the  Covenant ; 
and  for  the  future,  not  to  admit  any  upon  this  half -way 
practice,  as  it  is  called."  It  was  also  voted  at  the  same 
meeting,  "  That  whosoever  belonging  to  this  Church, 
shall  have  any  objections  against  either  the  doctrines  or 
conduct  of  his  Pastor,  shall,  without  dealing  with  him 
according  to  the  rule  given  by  our  Blessed  Lord,  in 
Matthew  18th,  concerning  an  offending  Brother,  or  re- 
pair to  another  minister,  or  an  officer  in  the  Civil  Law, 
or  to  any  other  person,  to  consult  or  concert  measures 
against  his  Pastor :  that  such  a  conduct  shall  be  looked 
upon  as  a  breach  of  the  order  of  the  Gospel,  and  accord- 
ingly be  proceeded  against,  in  the  Church.  And  the 
same  shall  be  observed  in  regard  to  a  private  Brother." 
What  confusion  would  have  been  avoided,  had  all  that 
ever  belonged  to  this  church,  followed  this  rule  of  con- 
duct! 

The  difficulty  of  which  Mr.  Hall  complained,  being 
removed,  he  was  ordained  their  Pastor,  Feb.  18th,  1778. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  in  1772  ;  received 


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his  Master's  degree  in  1775,  at  Yale,  and  also  at  Dart- 
mouth, in  1778.  He  had  a  lung  and  happy,  minis:  iv  : 
was  universally  respected,  and  died  lamented,  in  the  63d 
year  of  his  age,  and  the  37th  of  his  ministry,  August 
12th,  1814.  During  his  ministry,  211  were  received  into 
the  church,  and  <S71  were  baptized. 

The  church  consisted  of  77  members  when  they  re- 
newed covenant,  after  abolishing  "  the  half-way  practice," 
preparatory  to  Mr.  Hall's  settlement,  only  five  of  the  ori- 
ginal members  being  then  alive,  viz.:  David  Foster,  Seth 
Heaton,  David  Nims,  Obadiah  Blake  and  Nathan  Blake. 
When  Mr.  Hall  was  ordained,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hibbard 
opened  the  solemnity  by  prayer;  Rev.  Mr.  Olcott 
preached  ;  Rev.  Mr.  Brigham,  of  Marlborough,  made  the 
ordaining  prayer  ;  Rev.  Mr.  Fessenden,  of  Walpole,  gave 
the  charge ;  Rev.  Mr.  Goddard  gave  the  Right  Hand  of 
Fellowship,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Sprague,  of  Dublin,  closed 
the  solemnity  by  prayer.* 

It  was  during  Mr.  Hall's  ministry,  that  our  present 
meeting-house  was  built,  viz.,  in  .the  summer  of  1786, 
and  the  two  following  years.  It  has  since  been  twice 
remodeled. 

It  was  no  small  work  to  build  a  meeting-house  in 
those  days,  when  money  was  scarce  and  transportation 
difficult.  But  resolution  triumphed  over  difficulties. 
The  inhabitants  were  divided  into  ten  classes,  and  each 
class  was  assigned  to  some  efficient  man,  to  see  that 

O  ' 

his  class  provided  their  proportion  of  materials  for  the 
building.  The  pews  were  sold  in  anticipation  of  doing 
the  work,  and  paid  for  in  cattle,  at  a  certain  appraise- 

*  Mr.  Hall's  salary  was,  at  first  £80,  or  $266.66  ;  and  it  was  increased  from 
year  to  year,  until  it  reached  the  amount  of  $500. 


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ment.  But  those  cattle,  after  being  driven  to  Wrenth- 
am,  Boston,  or  other  places,  were  sold  at  a  great  dis- 
count. Besides,  the  difficulty  of  procuring  lime,  glass, 
nails,  and  other  necessary  materials,  was  very  great.  Be  it 
remembered  by  all  the  young  people  of  this  community, 
as  a  mark  of  England's  oppression  of  these  colonies,  that 
before  the  declaration  of  American  Independence,  the 
colonies  were  not  allowed  to  manufacture  even  a  hob- 
nail, to  say  nothing  of  other  manufactures,  that  so  all 
might  be  dependent  upon  Old  England  for  supplies. 

The  following  charges  of  one  of  the  Building  Commit- 
tee, may  serve  to  give  some  idea  of  their  difficulties,  viz : 

"To  a  journey,  in  Feb.,  1787,  to  Sutton,  Franklin, 
and  Boston,  to  purchase  oil,  glass,  and  vane — expense, 
£1  4.s>." 

"To  a  journey  down  with  97  head  of  Cattel  to 
Wrentham,  Dec.,  1787;  also,  to  a  journey  to  Providence, 
to  buy  glass  for  meeting-house,  and  expence  of  keeping 
said  Cattel— £5  3s.  1(K" 

"  May,  1 788,  to  a  journey  down  to  Providence  after  the 
glass,  and  carting  glass  from  Providence  to  Wrentham, 
also,  a  journey  from  Providence  to  Boston — £0  19s.  Id." 

The  following  shows  how  exceedingly  difficult  it  was 
to  procure  Lawful  money  in  those  times,  viz :  "  January 
19th,  1787,  voted,  1st,  to  hire  one  hundred  pounds  of 
silver  money  toward  finishing  the  meeting-house;  and 
2d,  voted,  that  Deacon  Daniel  Kingsbury  be  appointed 
to  procure  said  money,  if  possible" * 

After  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hall,  the  Rev.  David 

*  The  heads  of  the  ten  classea  above-mentioned,  were :  1.  John  Houghton; 

10  SST? :  8<  Joseph  Blake ;  4-  Timothy  Ellis; 5- Isaac  Bil1-ine*; 

Daniel  OuHd;  7.  Nathan  Blake;  8.  Benjamin   Osgood ;  9. — 

Wright;    and  the  Building  Committee  were  Lieut.  Benj    Hall, 


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Oliphant  (a  graduate  of  Union  College  in  1809,)  was  in. 
vited  to  preach  as  a  candidate  for  settlement.  He  came 
in  the  autumn  of  1814,  about  the  time  of  the  annual 
Thanksgiving.  And  he  was  ordained  pastor  of  this 
church,  May  24th,  1815. 

There  was  not  a  union  of  the  people  in  the  settlement 
of  Mr.  Oliphant,  and  a  remonstrance  against  it  was  pre- 
sented by  the  minority.  Yet  the  Council  proceeded  to 
his  ordination.  Rev.  Mr.  Dickinson,  of  Walpole,  offered 
the  first  prayer ;  Rev.  Mr.  Hall,  of  New  Ipswich,  preached 
the  sermon ;  Rev.  Mr.  Pratt,  of  Westmoreland,  offered  the 
ordaining  prayer ;  Rev.  Mr.  Ainsworth,  of  Jaffrey,  gave 
the  Charge ;  Rev.  Mr.  Burge,  of  West  Brattleboro',  Vt., 
expressed  the  Fellowship ;  and  Rev.  Mr.  Edwards,  of 
Andover,  Mass.,  offered  the  concluding  prayer. 

Under  the  administration  of  Mr.  Oliphant,  ninety- 
one  were  added  to  the  church,  and  one  hundred  and 
twenty-nine  were  baptized.  His  ministry  continued 
scarcely  three  years.  But  he  made  a  deep  impression 
upon  many  minds;  and  he  will  probably  find  many 
among  this  people,  as  the  crown  of  his  rejoicing  in  the 
day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

It  is  unnecessary,  here,  to  recount  the  difficulties 
which  resulted  in  the  dismission  of  Mr.  Oliphant,  in  the 
autumn  of  1817.  He  was  soon  settled  as  Pastor  of  the 
3d  church  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  where  he  had  a  successful 
ministry  of  sixteen  years.  He  was  afterward  installed 
over  a  church  in  the  State  of  Maine.  His  present  resi- 
dence is  Andover,  Mass.* 

Dea.  Daniel  Kingsbury,  Major  Davis  Hewlett,  Lieut.  Reuben  Partridge,  Mr. 
Abijah  Wilder,  Mr.  Benj.  Archer,  and  Mr.  Thomas  Baker.     Their  records  and 
votes  are  in  the  hands  of  the  Pastor. 
*  Mr.  Oliphant  died  in  1872. 


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The  speaker,  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  in  1813,  came 
to  this  place  Feb.  26th,  1818.  He  found  the  people  so 
excited  by  the  difficulties  which  arose  concerning  Mr. 
Oliphant,  that  he  resolved  to  leave  them,  the  moment 
that  his  first  engagement  had  expired.  And  having  been 
invited  to  another  place,*  he  gave  encouragement  to 
that  people  that  he  would  comply  with  their  request, 
when  his  engagement  in  Keene  had  ended,  if  they  were 
at  peace  among  themselves.  But  such  were  the  leadings 
of  Providence,  that  he  was  constrained  to  abide  here. 

And  he  may  be  allowed  to  quote  from  the  N.  H. 
Sentinel  of  fifty  years  since,  the  following  notice : 

"ORDINATION. 

"Keene,  July  4th,  1818. 

"On  Wednesday  last  (Istinst.),  Mr.  Zedekiah  S.  Barstow  was 
ordained  to  the  Pastoral  care  of  the  Church  and  Congregation  in 
this  town.  The  Introductory  prayer  was  made  by  Rev.  Mr.  Cooke, 
of  Acworth ;  sermon  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Woodbridge,  of  Hartley, 
( .Mass.],  from  Titus,  2d,  15th,  '  Let  no  man  despise  thee; '  consecra- 
ting prayer  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Fish,  of  Marlborough  ;  Charge  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Wood,  of  Chesterfield ;  Address  to  the  Church  and  Congrega- 
tion, by  Rev.  Dr.  Thayt-r,  of  Lancaster  [Mass.]  ;  Right  Hand  of 
Fellowship,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Crosby,  of  Charlestown  ;  and  theCon- 
du.lin«_j  prayer,  by  Rev.  Mr.  Dickinson,  of  Walpole.  Benediction 
by  the  Pastor. 

"  In  the  invitations  of  the  Church  and  Society,  and  in  all  the 
subsequent  measures  relative  to  the  settlement  of  Mr.  Barstow,  there 
has  not  biM-ii  a  dissenting  vote.  This  harmony  of  action  seems,  and 
\v.  trust  will  prove,  but  the  harbinger  of  a  pleasant  and  happy  life 
to  the  Pastor,  and  of  his  usefulness  in  promoting  the  best  interests 
of  his  numerous  flock. 

"  The  exercises  were  commenced  by  the  choir  performing  the 
anthem,  *  God  is  our  hope  and  shield,'  and  closed  with  the  anthem 

*  Topefield,  Mass. 


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by  Williams,  '  O  praise  the  Lord,'  and  the   Hallelujah   Chorus  by 
Dr.  Miller." 

It  does  not  behoove  the  speaker  to  say  much  of  him- 
self, or  of  his  manner  of  life  among  this  people.  But  he 
has  found  work  in  abundance  to  be  done ;  has  preached 
more  than  8500  sermons ;  has  been  invited  to  serve  on 
202  Ecclesiastical  Councils;  has  married  560  couples: 
has  performed  115  services  at  ordinations,  installations, 
and  dedications,  of  which,  48  were  the  preaching  of  the 
sermon. 

During  this  pastorate,  782  members  have  been  added 
to  the  church,  if  we  include  those  now  propounded;  838 
have  been  baptized,  and  many  to  whom  the  speaker  has 
ministered,  are  now  scattered  throughout  the  Union. 
Wherever  he  goes  in  the  far  West,  he  is  accosted  with 
many  proofs  of  kindness  and  affection,  by  those  who 
were  once  worshipers  here. 

During  Mr.  Oliphant's  ministry,  our  Baptist  brethren 
organized  a  church  of  14  members  in  the  west  part  of 
the  town,  to  which  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Hale,  Moore  and 
Wheeler,  successively  ministered  for  a  season.  This 
church,  however,  disbanded  about  the  year  1833.  The 
Baptist  church,  now  in  existence  here,  was  formed  July 
22d,  1832,  under  the  name  of  the  "  Union  Baptist  Church 
of  Keene."  The  title,  "  Union,"  however,  was  soon 
dropped.  The  majority  of  its  constituent  members  were 
persons  who  had  withdrawn  from  the  old  church.  The 
two  seem  not  to  have  been  friendly  to  each  other.  But 
the  trouble  was  soon  ended  by  the  extinction  of  the  old 
church.  The  present  church  has  had  415  members,  of 
whom  181  have  been  added  to  it  by  baptism,  and  its 
present  membership  is  134.  The  first  pastor  was  Kev. 


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C.  G.  Wheeler,  who  was  ordained  Aug.  21st,  1832.  He 
remained,  however,  only  about  one  year.  The  church 
seems  to  have  had  no  pastor  from  Aug.,  1833,  to  October, 
1838.  At  that  time  Rev.  John  Peacock  came,  and  sup- 
plied the  pulpit  somewhat  more  than  a  year.  During 
his  stay,  the  house  of  worship  was  built.  It  was  dedi- 
cated Sept.  17th,  1839.  Rev.  Mark  Carpenter  became 
pastor  in  April,  1840,  and  remained  until  October,  1844. 
Rev.  Horace  Richardson  was  ordained  pastor  May  6th, 
1845,  and  left  in  March,  1846.  Rev.  Gilbert  Robbins 
was  settled  in  July,  1846,  and  remained  pastor  until 
June,  1 857.  Rev.  Leonard  Tracy  was  pastor  from  Aug., 
1857,  to  June,  1863.  The  Rev.  W.  N.  Clark,  the  pre 
sent  pastor,  began  to  supply  the  church  in  Sept.,  1853, 
and  was  ordained,  January  14th,  1854. 

The  Unitarian  Congregational  Society,  of  this  place, 
was  formed  in  the  spring  of  1824,  and  the  church  in 
connection  with  it  was  constituted  Dec.  27th,  1825,  con- 
sisting of  13  members.  During  the  ministry  of  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Russell  Sullivan,  64  were  added  to  the  church ; 
during  Rev.  Abiel  Abbott  Livennore's  ministry,  66; 
and  during  that  of  Rev.  W.  O.  White,  90,  making  in  all, 
220  members. 

Our  Methodist  brethren  organized  their  communion 
in  "November,  1835,  consisting  of  30  members.  Their 
numbers  have  greatly  increased.  At  the  present  time 
they  have  185  members,  and  since  their  church  was  first 
established,  300  have  been  added. 

The  Episcopal  and  Roman  Catholic  communions  are 
prosperous,  but  the  speaker  has  not  succeeded  in  ob 
taining  their  precise  satistics. 

During  October,  1867,  one  hundred  and  twenty-one 
of  our  members  judged  it  expedient  to  colonize  and  form 


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another  Congregational  church,  under  the  impression 
that  they  could  be  more  prosperous,  than  by  continuing 
with  us.  Since  that  time,  numbers  have  been  added  to 
their  communion,  and  their  present  membership  is  about 
160.  But  the  history  of  this  movement  is  so  recent, 
and  so  well  understood,  that  it  is  not  necessary  to  enter 
upon  it  here. 

During  the  fifty  years  of  this  pastorate,  what  changes 
have  been  witnessed  in  Keene !  Fifty  years  ago,  our  church 
building  stood  in  the  middle  of  the  common,  facing  Main 
street,  and  in  rear  of  it  was  a  long  row  of  horse-sheds,  be- 
yond which,  where  now  are  so  many  beautiful  dwellings, 
there  was  only  a  cow  pasture.  On  Roxbury  street,  there  is 
no  house  now  standing  that  was  then  there,  except  that  of 
Mr.  Edwards,  and  a  small  one-story  house  beyond.  On 
Court  Street,  upon  the  west  side,  were  the  houses  of  Mr. 
Prentiss,  Mr.  Tilden,  Mrs'  Elijah  Parker,  and  what  was 
then  called  the  Old  Sun  Tavern.  And  on  the  east  side,  the 
house  where  the  Rev.  Mr.  Karr  resides,  the  house  of  Mr. 
Dodge,  and  the  house  where  Deacon  A.  Wright  died. 
All  the  rest  are  entirely  new.  The  changes  in  the  other 
streets,  are  equally  great  and  impressive.  And  what 
changes  have  been  witnessed  among  the  inhabitants  of 
the  whole  town  !  No  less  than  2,698  have  passed  to 
"that  undiscovered  country,  from  whose  bourne  no 
traveller  returns."  Only  two*  couples  now  live  to- 
gether in  the  family  state,  that  were  so  living,  fifty  years 
since ;  and  only  one  couple,  in  the  house  where  they  then 
lived. 

And  what  progress  has  been  made  during  the 
half-century,  now  closed,  in  science,  literature,  com- 

*  Alex.  Grimes  and  wife,  and  Thos.  Ellis  and  wife. 


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merce,  manufactures  and  all  the  arts  of  life  !  What 
a  multiplicity  of  inventions  and  discoveries;  what  im- 
provements by  the  application  of  steam  in  the  arts; 
in  the  modes  of  travelling ;  in  the  circulation  of  in- 
telligence by  the  press,  and  by  the  magnetic  tele- 
graph !  The  inventor  of  the  magnetic  telegraph 
(Morse)  was  in  college  with  the  speaker.  We  took  pas- 
sage together  in  the  first  steamboat  that  plied  the  waters 
of  Long  Island  Sound.  The  first  journey  of  the  speaker, 
from  New  Haven  to  Keene,  occupied  three  days.  It 
now  requires  but  six  or  seven  hours. 

And  other  things  have  in  an  equal  ratio,  progressed 
throughout  the  civilized  world.  What  pages  of  the 
world's  strangest  history  have  been  written  within 
the  limits  of  this  pastorate !  When  I  first  came  to  this 
valley,  Napoleon  the  Great  had  just  finished  his  wonder- 
ful career,  and  gone  into  exile  at  St.  Helena,  that  rock 
of  the  ocean,  where  he  died  three  years  afterward.  Louis 
XVIII.  sat  on  the  throne  of  France,  as  the  representa- 
tive of  the  restored  house  of  the  Bourbons.  Three  revo- 
lutions have  since  occurred  in  regard  to  that  throne. 
Pius  VII.  wore  the  Papal  Tiara,  though  degraded  by 
Napoleon,  and  held  in  less  honor  than  his  predecessors. 
George  III.  of  England  still  lingered  in  imbecility  in  his 
bed-chamber,  while  the  Prince  Regent  waited  impatient- 
ly for  the  death  of  his  father,  which  should  give  him  the 
throne  of  Great  Britain,  with  the  title  of  George  IV. 
James  Monroe  had  passed  one  year  of  his  first  term  of 
office  as  President  of  the  United  States.  Jefferson  and 
the  elder  Adams,  Madison  and  Jay,  and  their  noble  com- 
peers, were  still  alive.  Only  twenty  States  then  consti- 
tuted our  Republic,  with  scarcely  nine  millions  of  in. 
habitants.  As  many  more  States  have  since  been  added, 


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with  three  times  as  many  millions  of  square  miles ;  and 
the  population  of  the  republic  has  been  quadrupled ! 
"The  West"  was  then  terra  incognita;  and  the  vast 
region  beyond  the  Mississippi,  where  now  the  iron  horse 
ranges  more  than  640  miles,  was  described  in  the  school- 
boy's Atlas,  as  "unexplored  territory." 

Mexico,  in  the  meantime,  has  passed  through  eight 
changes  of  constitutional  liberty,  anarchy,  and  misrule. 
And  what  changes  have  been  wrought  in  Italy,  Austria, 
Prussia,  and  the  Papal  States  ! 

All,  surely,  will  acknowledge  that  it  has  been  an 
eventful  half  century  ;  in  that  it  has  revolutionized 
nations ;  extended  the  Scriptures  in  almost  two  hundred 
languages  and  dialects  of  men ;  and  opened  nearly  all 
the  nations  of  the  earth,  for  the  introduction  of  the 
glorious  Gospel  of  the  Blessed  God ! 

And  now,  what  has  the  speaker  to  regret,  but  that 
he  has  done  so  little  in  comparison  with  what  he  wished 
to  do,  to  bring  men  to  the  Saviour,  and  to  give  the  king- 
dom to  the  Son  of  God !  And  in  closing  his  ministry, 
he  earnestly  beseeches  all  whom  he  has  ever  addressed 
on  the  high  concerns  of  their  immortal  interests,  to  give 
diligence  that  they  may  be  found  of  God  in  peace.  Do, 
now,  consider  these  forcible  words  of  the  poet : 

"  Oh  !  what  is  time  ?  " 


I  asked  an  aged  man,  a  man  of  cares, 
Wrinkled,  and  curved,  and  white  with  hoary  hairs. 
"  Time  is  the  warp  of  life,"  lie  said  ;  "  O  tell 
The  young,  the  fair,  the  gay,  to  weave  it  well ! " 

I  asked  a  dying  sinner,  ere  the  stroke 

Of  ruthless  Death,  life's  golden  bowl  had  broke; 

I  asked  him,  "  What  is  time  ?  "     "Time?"  he  replied, 

"  I've  lost  it !     Ah,  the  treasure  ! "     And  he  died  ! 


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With  this  discourse,  my  dear  friends,  I  close  the  half 
century  of  my  pastorate.  Kesigning  altogether,  herewith, 
the  active  duties  of  the  ministry,  commending  you  to 
God,  and  the  word  of  His  grace,  and  committing  this 
beloved  flock  to  the  care  of  my  much-esteemed  successor,* 
I  seek  that  repose  which  is  due  to  infirmity  and  to  a^e ; 
not  indeed  that  I  shall  ever  cease  to  care  for  your 
welfare,  but  in  no  meddlesome  mood,  when  released  from 
the  absorbing  cares  of  a  shepherd  of  the  flock.  I  little 
thought,  when,  just  fifty  years  ago  this  morning,  I  stood 
up  here,  a  young  man,  a  novice  in  the  ministry,  to  be  set 
apart  to  the  life-service  of  the  Master,  that  my  entire 
ministerial  life  would  be  passed  among  the  same  people, 
and  that  it  would  end  where  it  began,  at  the  close  of 
half  a  century.  But  God,  in  His  wise  and  merciful  prov- 
idence, has  so  ordered  it.  And  now,  after  an  experience 
so  long  and  so  varied,  as  shepherd  of  this  flock,  the 
same  still,  though  changed  by  the  vicissitudes  of  nearly 
two  generations,  having  baptized  and  married  parents^ 
and  their  children,  and  their  grand-children ;  I  again 
stand  before  you  to-day,  to  say : 

Beloved  Friends,  Farewell !     And  may  the  God  of 
Peace  dwell  in  you,  and  bless  you  evermore ! 

*  The  Rev.  W.  S.  Karr. 


ORDER  OF  EXERCISES 

AT 

THE  IST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH,  KEENE,  N.  H.,  JULY  1,  1888, 

ON  THE  OCCASION  OF 

THE  FIFTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  OF  THE  ORDINATION  OF  THE 

REV.  Z.  S.  BARSTOW,  D.D. 


1.  ANTHEM, 

By  the  CHOIR. 

2.  INTRODUCTORY  PRAYER, 

By  REV.  J.  ORCUTT,  D.D.,  of  N.  Y.  City. 

3.  READING-  OF  THE  SCRIPTURES, 

By  PROF.  HENRY  E.  PARKER,  of  Dartmouth  College. 

4.  PRAYER, 

By  KEY.  DR.  BOUTON,  of  Concord,  N.  H. 

5.  PSALM  90, 

"  O  God !  Our  help  in  ages  past," 
By  the  CHOIR. 

6.  DISCOURSE, 

By  REV.  DR.  BARSTOW. 

7.  CLOSING  PRAYER, 

By  REV.  W.  S.  KARR,  of  Keene. 

8.  ANTHEM, 

By  the  CHOIR. 

9.  BENEDICTION, 

By  REV.  MR.  GAYLORD,  of  Nashua. 


NOTE. 

The  exercises  at  the  church,  were  followed  by  a  Public  Dinner, 
given  to  Dr.  Barstow,  at  the  Town  Hall,  by  the  citizens  of  Keene. 
All  denominations  were  represented  at  the  table  ;  the  attendance 
was  very  large,  and  the  exercises,  consisting  of  sentiments  and 
speeches,  were  of  the  most  interesting  character.  It  is  to  be  regret- 
ted, that,  as  the  occasion  was  one  so  intimately  connected  with  the 
history  of  the  Town,  for  a  period  of  fifty  years,  no  provision  was 
made  at  the  time  for  securing  a  complete  and  a  permanent  record 
of  the  proceedings,  beyond  the  brief  sketches  which  appeared  in  the 
newspapers  of  the  day. 


1738. 


KEENE,  N.  H. 


1877. 


. 


'bto  viral 


ARTICLES  OF  FAITH  AND  COVENANT, 


AND 


REGULATIONS 


OF    THE 


FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH, 


KEENE,  N.   H., 


WITH 


LIST   OF  MEMBERS. 


KEENE: 

SENTINEL   PRINTING   COMPANY,   BOOK  AND  JOB   PRINTERS. 

1877. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


rPHE  history  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Keene 
is  closely  interwoven  with  that  of  the  Town. 
Its  origin  dates  back  to  the  old  colonial  days.     Oct.  18, 
1738,  a  church  was  organized  in  Upper  Ashuelot,  as  the  settle- 
ment was  first  called,  and  "the  worth}*  Jacob  Bacon"  ordained 
its  pastor.     Mr.   Bacon  remained  with  his  people  until  the 
settlement  was  abandoned,  on  account  of  the  Indian  difficul- 
ties, in   1747.     With  the  coming  of  more  quiet  times,  the 
settlers  returned,  and  the  church  was  re-established. 

From  1 753  to  1 760  the  people  of  Keene  and  Swanzey  wor- 
shiped together,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Mr.  Carpenter. 

The  Keene  church  was  reorganized  in  1761,  and  Mr.  Clem- 
ent Sumner  was  then  ordained,  who  remained  with  them  till 
1772,  when  he  was  dismissed.  • 

For  six  years  the  church  was  without  a  pastor.  Rev.  Aaron 
Hall,  for  thirty-seven  years  "the  beloved  and  popular  minister 
of  Keene,"  was  ordained  Feb.  18,  1778,  and  during  his  min- 
istry two  hundred  and  eleven  members  were  received  to  the 
church. 

The  new  meeting  house,  which  stood  about  seventy  feet 
south  of  its  present  location,  was  dedicated  Oct.  4,  1738. 

Rev.  David  Oliphant  succeeded  Mr.  Hall,  and  was  ordained 
May  24,  1815.  During  his  ministry  of  three  years,  ninety- 
one  united  with  the  church. 

Rev.  Zedekiah  S.  Barstow  was  installed  July  1,  1818. 
During  the  period  of  Dr.  Barstow's  settlement,  the  church 
edifice  was  twice  repaired  and  re-dedicated:  once  in  1829, 


FIRST   CONGREGATIONAL    CHURCH, 


when  it  was  moved  to  its  present  location  ;  and  again  in  1860, 
when  it  became  the  building  we  of  to-day  know. 

Until  1861,  Dr.  Barstow  performed  all  the  labors  of  his 
pastorate  alone ;  but  advancing  age,  and  the  increasing  size 
of  the  church  and  society,  called  for  an  assistant.  His  first 
colleague,  Rev.  J.  A.  Hamilton,  was  installed  in  1861,  and  at 
his  own  request  dismissed  in  1865. 

Soon  after,  Rev.  J.  A.  Leach  was  called  as  a  colleague. 
In  1867  the  church  divided,  and  a  part,  with  Rev.  Mr.  Leach 
as  pastor,  organized  as  the  Second  Congregational  Church. 

After  an  active  pastorate  of  fifty  years,  in  1868,  Dr.  Barstow 
resigned  his  charge ;  and  the  first  Sunday  in  March,  1873, 
just  fifty-five  years  from  the  day  he  first  preached  in  Keene, 
he  breathed  his  last.  The  feeling  his  death  caused  is  well 
expressed  in  the  words  of  his  funeral  sermon,  delivered  by 
Prof.  Parker  of  Dartmouth  College,  a  former  member  of  this 
church :  u  What  truer  epitome  of  his  life  can  we  give,  what 
fitter  eulogy  utter,  than  to  pronounce,  as  we  never  did  before, 
what  the  Apostle  gives  as  the  delineation  of  such,  forever : 
readiness  to  be  offered — the  time  of  departure  at  .hand — a  good 
fight  fought — the  Christian  race  finished — the  faith  kept — a 
coronation  at  the  hand  ot  God — a  crown  of  righteousness  at 
the  world's  assize, — all  his  !" 

Rev.  W.  S.  Karr  was  installed  soon  after  Dr.  Barstow's 
fiftieth  anniversary.  In  December,  1872,  to  the  regret  of  his 
people,  Mr.  Karr  resigned,  to  "accept  the  call  of  the  Prospect 
Street  Church,  Cambridgeport,  Mass. 

The  present  pastor,  Rev.  Cyrus  Richardson,  was  installed 
July  10,  1873. 

During  its  existence  of  one  hundred  and  forty  years,  the 
church  has  had  eight  pastors  and  two  associate  pastors. 


KKENE,    N.    H. 


CONFESSION  OF  FAITH. 


As  a  Church  of  Jesus  Christ,  associated  in  accordance  with 
the  teachings  of  the  New  Testament,  for  the  public  worship 
of  God,  for  the  observance  of  Gospel  sacraments  and  ordi- 
nances, for  mutual  edification  and  encouragement  in  the  Chris- 
tian life,  and  for  the  advancement  of  the  Redeemer's  Kingdom, 
we  declare  our  union  in  Faith  and  Love  with  all  who  love  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Receiving  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and 
New  Testaments  as  the  Word  of  God,  and  the  only  infallible 
rule  of  religious  faith  and  practice,  we  confess  our  faith  in  the 
one  living  and  true  God,  revealed  as  the  Father,  the  Son,  and 
the  Holy  Ghost :  the  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  things, 
whose  purposes  and  providence  extend  to  all  events,  and  who 
exercises  a  righteous  government  over  all  his  creatures. 

We  believe  in  the  universal  sinfulness  and  ruin  of  our  race  ; 
since  "  Ky  one  man  sin  entered  into  the  world,  and  death  by 
sin ;  and  so  death  passed  upon  all  men,  for  that  all  have 
sinned." 

We  believe  that  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  God, 
having  taken  upon  himself  our  nature,  has,  by  his  "obedience, 
sufferings,  and  death,  provided  a  way  of  salvation  for  all 
mankind ;  and  that,  through  faith  in  his  name,  whosoever  will 
may  be  saved. 

We  believe  that,  although  salvation  is  offered  freely  to  all, 
they  only  repent  and  believe  in  Christ,  who,  in  thus  obeying 
the  Gospel,  are  regenerated  by  the  Holy  Spirit ;  and  that  all 
who  are  thus  regenerated  are  "kept  by  the  power  of  God, 
through  faith,  unto  salvation." 

We  believe  that  the  Christian  Sabbath,  the  Ministry  of  the 
Word,  the  Visible  Church,  and  the  Ordinances  of  Baptism 
and  the  Lord's  Supper,  are  divinely  appointed,  and  are  binding 
on  the  followers  of  Christ  until  his  coming. 

We  believe  that  there  is  a  day  appointed,  in  which  God  will 
raise  the  dead,  and  judge  the  world ;  that  the  wicked  shall 
"go  away  into  everlasting  punishment,  and  the  righteous  into 
life  eternal." 

Do  you  thus  solemnly  profess  to  believe  ? 


FIRST   CONGREGATIONAL    CHURCH, 


BAPTISM. 


[The  Pastor  will  first  address  those  who  come  by  profession,  and 
who  have  been  baptized  in  infancy,  as  follows  :] 

You  who  were  dedicated  to  God  in  your  childhood  in  the 
ordinance  of  Infant  Baptism,  by  your  believing  parents,  do 
hereby  declare  your  personal  acceptance  of  the  same,  and  your 
belief  that  the  regeneration  hereby  signified  has  been  wrought 
within  your  soul  by  the  Holy  Spirit. 

[Then  to  the  others  the  Pastor  will  say  :] 

You,  who  trust  that  your  hearts  have  been  renewed  by  the 
Holy  Spirit,  but  who  have  never  received  the  outward  seal  of 
the  covenant,  will  now,  upon  this  profession  of  your  faith, 
present  yourselves  for  the  ordinance  of  Baptism. 

[When  Baptism  has  been  administered,  the  Pastor  will  then  say  :] 

Attend,  now,  to  the  covenants  into  which  you  are  to  enter 
with  God  and  this  Church. 

COVENANT. 

You  who  now  present  yourselves  to  be  received  into  our 
fellowship  do,  by  this  act,  avow  your  personal  sense  of  the 
love  of  God  in  the  forgiveness  of  your  sins ;  and,  trusting 
that  He  who  hears  and  answers  prayer  will  uphold  and 
strengthen  you,  }'ou  do  give  yourselves  to  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  covenant  to  be  His  disciples,  receiving  Him  as 
your  only  Priest  and  Propitiation,  your  great  Teacher,  Law- 
giver, and  King ;  you  dedicate  yourselves  to  God  as  the  object 
of  your  highest  love,  and  to  His  service  as  your  highest  joy  ; 
engaging  to  walk  with  us  in  the  due  observance  of  Christian 
ordinances ;  and  that,  by  the  aid  of  the  Divine  Spirit,  you  will 
honor  your  profession  by  a  constant  Christian  life. 

Do  you  thus  covenant  with  God  and  with  this  church  ? 


KEENE,    N.    H.  7 

[Here  the  members  of  the  church  will  stand  up,  aud  the  Pastor 
will  read  the  following :] 

RESPONSE  OF  THE   CHURCH. 

We,  then,  the  members  of  this  church,  in  view  of  these 
your  professions  and  engagements,  do  joyfully  and  affection- 
ately receive  you  to  this  communion,  and  welcome  you  to  this 
fellowship  with  us  in  the  blessings  of  the  Gospel  and  in  service 
of  our  Divine  Redeemer. 

We  covenant  to  love  and  watch  over  you,  and  in  Christian 
fidelity  to  seek  your  advancement  in  the  life  and  likeness  of 
him  whose  name  we  bear. 

And  now,  beloved  of  the  Lord,  let  it  be  impressed  upon 
your  minds  that  you  have  entered  into  solemn  engagements, 
from  which  you  can  never  escape. 

Wherever  you  go,  these  vows  will  be  upon  you.  The}'  will 
follow  you  to  the  bar  of  God,  and  abide  upon  you  to  eternity. 
May  you  walk  worthy  of  God,  and  of  your  profession  !  May 
the  Lord  guide  and  preserve  you  till  death  ;  and  at  last  receive 
you  and  us  to  that  blessed  world,  where  our  love  and  joy  shall 
be  forever  perfect !  And  unto  Him  who  is  able  to  keep  us 
from  falling,  and  to  present  us  faultless  before  the  presence 
of  His  glory  with  exceeding  joy,  to  the  only  wise  God,  our 
Saviour,  be  glory  and  majesty,  dominion  and  power,  both  now 
and  forever.  Amen. 

[Here  the  Pastor  may  give  the  Right  Hand  to  each  person,  with 
such  words  as  he  may  be  pleased  to  add.] 


FIKST    CONGREGATIONAL    CHURCH, 


PRINCIPLES  AND  RULES. 


ARTICLE  I,— NAME. 

This  Chirrcfr  shall  be  called  the  FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL 
CHURCH  of  Keene,  N.  H. 

ARTICLE  II.— GOVERNMENT. 

SEC.  I.— We  hold  that  all  ecclesiastical  authority  is  vested 
in  the  local  church,  which  has  power  to  choose  its  own  pastor, 
elect  its  own  officers,  make  its  own  regulations,  and  conduct 
its  own  affairs  in  general,  recognizing  as  its  head  only  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

At  the  same  time  we  gladly  enter  into  fellowship  with  other 
Christian  churches  of  the  same  order,  and  consider  ourselves 
bound  to  seek  and  expect  advice  from  ecclesiastical  councils  in 
the  more  important  affairs  of  church  government. 

ARTICLE  III.— OFFICERS. 

SEC.  1.— The  officers  of  this  church  shall  be  a  pastor,  four 
deacons,  three  deaconesses,  a  clerk,  a  treasurer,  auditor  and 
examining  committee,  consisting  of  the  pastor,  deacons  and 
three  other  members ;  the  deacons  to  be  chosen  for  four  years, 
the  deaconesses  three,  so  that  the  time  of  office  of  one  shall 
expire  each  year ;  the  clerk,  treasurer,  auditor  and  examining 
committee  to  be  elected  annually. 

SEC.  2. — The  deacons  shall  provide  for  the  communion 
table ;  shall  pass  the  bread  and  wine  at  the  celebration  of  the 
Lord's  Supper ;  shall  distribute  the  funds  for  the  needy  mem- 
bers ;  and  shall  aid  the  pastor  in  kseping  a  spiritual  oversight 
of  the  individual  members  of  the  church,  and  in  organizing 
them  into  active  labor  for  the  sick,  the  poor,  and  the  strangers 
in  the  parish  ;  in  arranging  annually  a  schedule  for  benevolent 
contribution ;  in  deciding  in  regard  to  notices  to  be  read  from 


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the  pulpit,  which  may  seem  to  the  pastor  of  doubtful  propri- 
ety ;  and  in  all  other  matters  which  pertain  to  the  spiritual 
welfare  of  the  church. 

SEC.  3.  DEACONESSES. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  deacon- 
esses to  see  that  the  sick,  the  afflicted,  the  destitute,  and  the 
thoughtful,  are  visited  either  by  themselves  or  by  other  mem- 
bers of  the  church ;  to  look  after  strangers  who  come  among 
us,  and  see  that  they  are  introduced  ;  to  make  inquiries  in 
cases  of  discipline  of  sisters  ;  to  secure  helpers  in  an3r  work 
that  falls  to  them  by  virtue  of  their  office  ;  and  in  general  to 
assist  the  pastor  and  deacons  in  organizing  the  members  of 
the  church  into  active  service  in  the  cause  of  the  Master. 

SEC.  4. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk  to  keep  an  accurate 
record  of  all  the  business  meetings  of  the  church  ;  to  conduct 
correspondence,  keep  on  file  important  communications  and 
official  reports,  and  all  other  valuable  papers  of  the  church ; 
to  notify  officers,  committees  and  delegates  of  their  election 
or  appointment,  and  to  make  a  full  report  at  the  annual 
meeting. 

SEC.  5. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  treasurer  to  receive  and 
forward  benevolent  collections  to  the  different  objects  for  which 
they  are  contributed,  requiring  vouchers  for  the  same,  and  to 
present  a  full  report  at  the  annual  meeting. 

SEC.  6. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  auditor  to  audit  the 
accounts  of  the  treasurer  previous  to  the  annual  meeting. 

SEC.  7. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  examining  committee 
to  examine  all  persons  who  propose  to  unite  with  the  church 
either  by  profession  of  their  faith  or  by  letter,  and  to  present 
to  the  church  the  names  of  those  whom  they  approve.  They 
shall  act  as  a  committee  of  preliminary  inquiry  in  all  cases  of 
discipline.  They  shall  make  a  report  to  the  church  of  its 
condition  and  doings,  with  a  list  of  all  absent  members,  at 
the  annual  meeting. 

ARTICLE  IV.— MEMBERSHIP. 

SEC.  1. — Persons  who  desire  to  unite  with  this  church  on 
profession  of  their  faith,   shall  present  their  names  to  the 
examining   committee,   give   credible    evidence   of  Christian 
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character  and  personal  piety",  and,  if  Approved  by  the  commit- 
tee, they  shall  be  propounded  before  the  congregation  two 
weeks  previous  to  the  communion  ;  and  if  approved  by  a  vote 
of  the  church  at  the  time  of  the  preparatory  lecture,  the}7 
shall  be  received  into  the  church  the  following  Sabbath,  by 
publicly  assenting  to  the  articles  of  faith  and  covenant. 

SEC.  2. — Persons  bringing  letters  from  other  evangelical 
churches  shall  come  before  the  committee,  and,  if  approved, 
their  letter  shall  be  read  before  the  congregation  at  least  one 
week  previous  to  admission.  If  received  by  vote  of  the 
church,  at  the  preparatory  lecture,  they  shall  publicly  assent 
to  the  articles  of  faith  and  covenant  at  the  following  com- 
munion. 

SEC.  3. — Members  of  other  churches  who  worship  with  us 
for  more  than  one  year,  are  expected  to  bring  letters,  unless 
there  be  special  reasons  for  dela}r.  A  letter  dated  more  than 
a  year  previous  to  its  presentation  will  not  be  considered  valid, 
without  satisfactory  explanation. 

SEC.  4. — Members  of  this  church  who  remove  to  other 
places  where  churches  of  like  faith  exist,  are  expected  to  take 
letters  from  this  church  within  one  year  from  their  removal, 
unless  they  can  give  sufficient  reason  for  delay.  Letters  of 
dismission  arc  valid  for  one  year  only  from  their  date. 

ARTICLE  V.— DISCIPLINE. 

SEC.  1.— This  church  will  endeavor  to  follow  the  law  of 
Christ,  as  recorded  in  Matt,  xvin,  15-17,  in  cases  of  private 
offence  among  its  members ;  and  in  all  disciplinary  processes 
will  carry  out  the  spirit  of  this  law. 

BBC.  2.— Any  member  accused  before  the  church  shall  be 
properly  notified  of  the  charge  preferred  against  him,  and  an 
opportunity  given  him  for  making  his  defence.  If  brought  to 
trial  by  the  church,  he  shall  personally  be  furnished  with  a 
written  copy  of  the  charges,  and  the  names  of  the  witnesses 
relied  on  for  proof.  The  confession  of  the  accused,  or  the 
testimony  of  two  witnesses,  or  that  which  is  fairly  equivalent, 
shall  be  requisite  for  conviction.  If  the  accused  fail  to  appear 
at  the  trial,  some  member  of  the  church  shall  be  appointed  to 
defend  his  case. 


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SEC.  3. — Ever}-  vote  and  sentence  of  excommunication  shall 
be  read  before  a  regular  meeting  of  the  church. 

SEC.  4. — An  excommunicated  person  ma}-,  upon  evidence 
of  repentance,  confession  of  sin,  and  reformation  of  his  con- 
duct, be  readmitted  to  the  church  on  profession. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

SEC.  1. — The  ordinance  of  the  Lori's  Supper  shall  be 
observed  the  first  Sabbath  afternoon  in  January,  March,  Ma}*, 
July,  September,  and  November. 

SEC.  2. — The  regular  meeting  of  the  church  for  devotional 
services  shall  be  held  on  Wednesday  evenings.  The  meetings 
for  preparatory  lecture  shall  be  held  half  of  the  time  in  the 
afternoon,  and  half  of  the  time  in  the  evening. 

SEC.  3. — Other  devotional  meetings  shall  be  appointed  by 
the  examining  committee,  as  in  their  judgment  the  cause  of 
Christ  demands. 

SEC.  4. — The  annual  business  meeting  shall  be  held  in  con- 
nection with  the  Wednesday  evening  devotional  meeting  fol- 
lowing the  communion  Sabbath  in  September,  at  which  time 
officers  and  committees  of  the  church  shall  be  choseli  for  the 
ensuing  }-ear  or  term.  But  any  vacancy  that  occurs  during 
the  year  may  be  filled  at  any  regular  meeting  of  the  church, 
provided  not  less  than  twenty-five  members  shall  be  present, 
which  number  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  business ;  all 
members,  male  and  female,  being  entitled  and  expected  to 
vote ;  and  all  elections  shall  be  determined  by  a  majority  of 
the  members  present  and  voting. 

ARTICLE  VII.— AMENDMENTS. 

SEC.  1. — This  Constitution,  the  Confession  of  Faith,  and 
the  Covenant,  may  be  altered  at  a  meeting,  of  which  due 
notice  shall  be  given  on  the  two  preceding  Sabbaths,  with  a 
statement  of  the  proposed  alteration,  by  a  majority  of  the 
members  present  and  voting,  provided  the  change  does  not 
infringe  upon  the  doctrines  or  organic  principles  of  this  church. 

SEC.  2. — By-laws  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  consti- 
tution, may  be  enacted  at  any  business  meeting. 


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NAMES  OF  PRESENT  RESIDENT  MEMBERS, 


The  numbers  of  the  names  in  this  list  correspond  to  the  numbers  in  the  pre- 
ceding list. 


A.. 

8  Adams,  Mary  Ann 

13  Albee,  Holland 

14  Albee,  Marcia  S. 

17  Allen,  Susan  W. 

18  Atwood,  Hannah  W. 

19  Ayer,  Nancy 


71  Bridgman,  Sarah  H 

72  Bridgman.  Gertrude  H. 
75  Briggs,  Mary  L. 

77  Briggs,  John  K. 

78  Briggs,  Lydia  A. 

79  Briggs,  Mary  C. 

93  Buckininster,  Harriet  I. 

94  Buckminster,  Charles  W. 
92  Buckininster,  Emily  E. 

95  Buffum,  Addie  I. 

98  Burgess,  Sarah  E. 

99  Burnap,  Harriet 

100  Burton,  Wellington  R. 

101  Buss,  Mary  H. 

105  Butterfleld,  Caroline  S. 


i '.. 

21  Baker,  Amanda  H. 

22  Baker,  Emily  F. 

23  Bancroft,  Ellen  E. 
29  Barrett,  Maria  F. 
38  Batchelder,  John  A. 

34  Batchelder,  Almina  R. 

35  Batchelder,  Clara  L. 

37  Beal,  Lois  W. 

38  Beckley,  Mary  J. 
48  Blake,  Hannah  T. 
53  Bod  well,  Ada  M. 

55  Boiea,  Lauretta  M. 

56  Bolster,  Phebe  P. 

60  Bradford,  Samuel  W. 

61  Bradford,  Sarah  O. 
70  Bridgman,  Charles 


MINI. 


H. 


35 


c. 

106  Calef,  David  R. 

108  Carleton,  William  P. 

110  Chamberlain,  Dolly 

112  Chapman,  Lois 

115  Chase,  Mary 

117  Chase,  Hannah 

122  Chase,  Joseph 

123  Chase,  Victoria  B. 

129  Clark,  Cornelia  F. 

130  Clark,  Edwin  H. 

131  Clark,  Fanny  M. 

133  Colony,  Sarah  R. 

134  Colony,  Eunice  J. 

140  Cook,  Erastus  H. 

141  Cook,  Mary  M. 

142  Cook,  Minnie 
148  Cross,  Lucy  J. 

150  Cummings,  Maria  H. 


177  Dort,  Caroline  E. 

178  Dort,  George  G. 

179  Dort,  Eva  J. 

180  Dort,  Mary  E. 


E. 

189  Elliott,  Lucretia  M. 

191  Ellis,  Eugene  S. 

193  Ellis,  John 

194  Ellis,  Pamelia 


F. 

204  Fay,  Franklin 

205  Fay,  Jennie 

211  Flint,  Frances  A. 

213  Forbush,  Sarah  H. 

214  Foster,  Stearns 
•  215  Foster,  Mary 

218  Foster,  Mary  G. 

219  Foster,  Charles  M. 

221  Foster,  Frank  E. 

222  Foster,  Ruth  A. 


161  Darling,  Sarah  L. 

165  Day,  James  C. 
166*  Day,  Charlotte  E. 

168  Dean,  Laura  C. 

170  Dickinson,  Oren 

171  Dickinson,  Emily  H. 

172  Dickinson,  Abbott  W. 

173  Dickinson,  Addie  E. 
176  Dort,  Eli 


36 


FIRST   CONGREGATIONAL   CHURCH, 


G. 

243  Geddes,  Loretta  M. 

244  Gerould,  Samuel  A. 
24G  Gerould.  Samuel  A.  Jr. 
247  Gerould,  Susan  F. 

255  Gould,  Grace  A. 

256  Gould,  Cora  J. 

262  Green,  Silas  B. 

263  Green,  Caroline  L. 
2(i7  Griffin,  Helen  M. 
270  Griffith,  Rosina  C. 

279  Grimes,  Mary  D. 
274  Grimes,  Almira 
278  Grimes,  Frances  E. 

280  Grinnell,  Marion  F. 


327  Holbrook,  Mary  A. 

328  Holbrook.  Lestina  M. 

329  Holmes,  George 
331    Holmes,  Mary  L. 

333  Holt,  Joseph  S. 

334  Holt,  Celestia  M. 
337    Howe,  Betsey 

340  Rowland,  Martha  H. 

341  Howland,  Eliza  A. 

346  Hudson,  Rosetta  P. 

347  Humphrey.  John 

348  Humphrey,  Eunice 

349  Humphrey,  Marietta 
351    Hunnewell,  Alma  C. 
354    Hurd,  Julia  E. 

360  Hyde,  Charles  W. 

361  Hyde,  Frances  M. 


H. 

284  Haile,  Sebrana  S. 

290  Ham,  Samuel 

291  Ham,  Diantha  W. 

298  Hastings,  Calvin 

299  Hastings,  Eliza  B. 

300  Hastings,  Calvin  W. 

301  Hastings,  Fred.  E. 

304  Hayward,  Edward 

305  Hayward,  Emily 

306  Healey,  Daniel  K. 

307  Healey,  Emma  R. 

308  Heaton,  Harriet 

313  Hills,  Sarah  I). 
815  Hills,  Francis  H. 

314  Hills,  Ellen  M. 

316  Hirsch,  Cornelia  I. 

317  Hitchcock,  Rufus  C. 

318  Hitchcock,  Louise  St.  J. 

320  Hodgkins,  Ambrose 

321  Hodgkins,  Lois  L.  W. 
323  Holbrook,  George  E. 
824  Holbrook,  Clara  A. 


I. 

363  Irish,  Horace  N. 

364  Irish,  Eliza  E. 

366    Isham,  Gardner  W. 
366   Isham,  Sarah  J. 


KM   M    .     N.     H. 


87 


373  Jones,  Robert  C 

374  Jones,  Mary  A.  H. 

377  Joslin,  Lydia  S. 

378  Joslin,  Susan  A. 

379  Joslin,  Sarah  R. 

380  Joslin.  Sarah  H. 


424  Loveland,  Henrietta  V. 

426  Lyman,  Rosina  W. 

427  Lyman,  Anna  K. 

428  Lyman,  Lizzie  G. 

429  Lymau,  Elizabeth  T. 


K. 

387    Kenney,  Thomas  M. 

390  Keyes,  Elizabeth  E. 

391  Keyes,  Clara  I. 

393  Kidder,  Arba 

394  Kidder,  Mary  E. 

397  Kingrnan,  Lucinda  R. 

398  Kingman,  Sarah  E. 

403  Kingsbu»-y,  Albert 

404  Kingsbury,  Ann  E. 
408   Kiugsbury,  Mary  H. 


M. 

433  Marsh,  Candace 

434  Marsh,  Walter  E. 

435  Marshall,  Ella 

438  Maynard,  Rhoda 

439  McAllister,  Jennie  M. 
443  McLane,  Mary  L.  W. 

446  Metcalf,  Edwin  G. 

447  Metcalf,  Martha  S. 

448  Metcalf,  William 

449  Metcalf,  Amanda 

450  Metcalf,  Alvah  E. 

451  Metcalf,  Harriet  M. 

452  Metcalf,  Thankful 
455  Metcalf,  Sarah  E. 

457  Morrison,  Betsey 

458  Morrison,  Julia  A. 

459  Morrison,  Sarah 


414  Lane,  Rachel  I. 

412  Lane,  Elisha  F. 

413  Lane,  Harriet  P. 

417  Leland,  Patty 

418  Leonard,  Martha  A. 

419  Leverett,  Abby  B. 

420  Leverett,  Kate  F. 


465    Newell,  Rebecca 

476  Ninas,  Ains worth  M. 

477  Nims,  George  H. 

478  Nims,  Ruth  A. 

479  Nims,  Francis  O. 

480  Nims,  Ella  L. 

481  Noble,  Lewis  C. 


38                                FIRST    CONGREGATIONAL    CHURCH, 

0. 

573    Robinson,  Clara  E. 

488    Oleott,  Mary 

577    Rugg,  Frank  A. 
582    Russell,  Delia  I.  T. 

r 

495    Page,  Silas 

497    Page,  Lydia  H. 

507    Parker,  Mary  K. 

510   Patterson,  Harvey  F. 

511    Patterson,  Helen  M. 

d. 

516   Phelps,  Lois  W. 

520   Phillips,  Harvey 
521    Phillips,  Elvira 

583    Sargent,  Flora  E. 
585    Sauuders,  Mary 

525    Pierce,  Sophia  C. 

591    Sears,  Andrew  C. 

527   Pond,  Sophronia  E. 

592    Sears,  Julia  A. 

528    Poole,  Elvira  P. 

594    Sheldon,  Frances  A. 

529   Porter,  Ellen  E. 

595    Shelley,  Roana 

532   Porter,  Alice  G. 

597    Sherman,  Ida  M. 

534    Pray,  Charlotte  M, 

602    Skinner,  Betsey 

539    Proctor,  Jane  E. 

603    Skiimer,  Azro  B. 

604    Skinner,  Sophie  C. 

617    Spalter,  Martha  A.  H. 

«18    Spaker,  Addle  C. 

619    Spalter,  Mary  G. 

620    Spalter,  Wilton  H. 

621    Spalter,  Emma  A. 

627    Spaulding,  Lisette  W. 

628    Spear,  Lois  S. 

629    Stone,  Solon  W. 

631    Stone,  Gertrude  E. 

632    Stone,  Charles  W. 

636    Sturtevant,  Lindamira 

637    Sturtevant,  Isabella  L. 

R. 

638    Sturtevant,  Ellen  M. 

651    Ranney.  Deborah  D.  G. 

641    Symonds,  Caroline  R. 

653   Reed,  Joel 

654   Reed,  Helen  M. 

556   Rest,  Susan 

657   Rhodes,  Melinda  F. 

659   Richardson,  Elvira 

562   Richardson,  Cyrus 

563    Richardson,  Annie  D 

664   Richards,  Clara  H. 

666   Ripley,  Barrett 

566   Ripley,  Mary  C. 

567   Ripley,  Franklin 

668   Ripley,  Mary  R. 

669   Ripley,  Harriet  B 

670  Ripley,  Martha  B. 

MINI.     N.    H.                                                                    39 

T. 

727 

Willard,  Sally  H. 

655    Thompson,  Sally 
656    Thompson,  Emma  J. 
658   Tilden,  Cynthia  L. 
659    Tilden,  Laura  B. 
660    Tilden,  Kate  L. 
674    Towne,  Harriet  W. 
677    Tuttle,  Leonard  J. 
678   Tuttle,  Susan  M. 

729 
730 
731 
733 
734 
735 
736 
737 
740 

Willard,  Aurtlla  T. 
Willard,  Lucy  R. 
Willard,  Katie  J. 
Willson,  Jehiel 
Willsou,  Lucy  C. 
Willson,  Mary  E. 
Willson,  Helen  E. 
Wilson,  Eliza 
Wilson.  William  O. 

741 

Wilson,  Harriet  M. 

742 

Wilson.  Abbie  M. 

750 

Wood,  Sarah  L. 

752 

Wood,  Emma  E. 

753 

Wood,  Julia  A. 

755 

Wood.  Franklin 

754 

Wood.  Henrietta  E. 

757 

Woods,  Samuel 

758 

Woods,  Harriet  G. 

764 

Wright,  Maria  A. 

766 

Wyman,  Charles 

767 

Wyman,  Mary  A. 

771 

Wyman,  J  Louisa 

W. 

683    Wellington,  Leonard 

684    Wellington.  Hattie  L. 

685    Wellman,  Jerrv  P. 

700    White,  Shubael 

701    White,  Nancy  L. 

703    White,  Frederic  A. 

708    Whitney,  Charles  H. 

709    Whitney,  Lucy  C. 

710    Whitney,  Charles  R. 

719    Wilder,  Susan  M. 

720   Wilkinson.  Solon  S. 

721    Wilkinson.  Chestina  B. 

722    Wilkinson,  Edward  H. 

725    Willard,  William 

726    Willard,  Lucretia  M. 

Resident  members. 

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Non-resident  members. 

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